Mexico vacation pay and prima vacacional calculator
Paid vacation in Mexico is regulated by the Federal Labor Law (LFT). Under the vacaciones dignas reform (LFT article 76, in force since January 1, 2023), workers with more than one year of service enjoy an annual paid vacation period that starts at 12 days and grows with years of service. The prima vacacional (LFT article 80) is 25% of the vacation pay.
With $10,000 MXN a month and 1 year of service: daily pay $333.33, 12 vacation days, pay of $4,000.00 and a 25% prima of $1,000.00. Total: $5,000.00.
This calculator is an educational aid, not labor, tax or PROFEDET advice. For your specific case, check with your employer, an accountant, or PROFEDET.
How many vacation days do I get?
The statutory days table (LFT article 76, 2023 reform) is:
| Years of service | Vacation days | |---:|---:| | 1 | 12 | | 2 | 14 | | 3 | 16 | | 4 | 18 | | 5 | 20 | | 6 to 10 | 22 | | 11 to 15 | 24 | | 16 to 20 | 26 | | 21 to 25 | 28 | | 26 to 30 | 30 | | 31 to 35 | 32 | | 36 to 40 | 34 |
The rule: 12 days in year one, +2 days per year up to 20, then, from the sixth year, +2 days every five years of service.
How are vacation pay and prima vacacional calculated?
The daily pay in this calculator uses a fixed-monthly-salary convention: monthly salary ÷ 30 (LFT article 89 divides weekly/monthly wages by 7/30 to get daily pay).
Daily pay = Monthly salary ÷ 30
Vacation pay = Daily pay × Statutory days
Prima vacacional = Vacation pay × 25%
Total = Vacation pay + Prima vacacional
Each year, at least 12 vacation days are continuous (LFT article 78); the rest of the period can be scheduled as arranged.
Examples
Example with $15,000 a month and 1 year
| Item | Calculation | Amount | |---|---|---| | Daily pay | 15,000 ÷ 30 | $500.00 | | Vacation days | 12 | 12 | | Vacation pay | 500 × 12 | $6,000.00 | | Prima vacacional (25%) | 6,000 × 25% | $1,500.00 | | Total | 6,000 + 1,500 | $7,500.00 |
Example with $10,000 a month and 6 years
| Item | Calculation | Amount | |---|---|---| | Daily pay | 10,000 ÷ 30 | ≈$333.33 | | Vacation days | 22 | 22 | | Vacation pay | (10,000 ÷ 30) × 22 | ≈$7,333.33 | | Prima vacacional (25%) | 7,333.33 × 25% | ≈$1,833.33 | | Total | 7,333.33 + 1,833.33 | $9,166.66 |
Yes. The LFT (article 80) sets a bonus of no less than 25% of the pay for the vacation period.
It depends on your years of service: 12 days in year one, increasing by 2 days per year up to 20, then +2 days every 5 years from the sixth year (LFT article 76, 2023 vacaciones dignas reform).
Yes. At least 12 days must be continuous (LFT article 78); the rest of the period can be scheduled as convenient, by mutual agreement.
When the employment relationship ends, unused vacation or its proportional part is settled within the final pay (finiquito). This calculator does not compute that proportion.
Sources and verification
- LFT, article 76 ("vacaciones dignas" reform, DOF 27-12-2022, in force Jan 1, 2023): days table.
- LFT, article 78: at least 12 continuous days.
- LFT, article 80: minimum 25% prima vacacional.
- LFT, article 89: fixed-wage daily-rate convention (weekly/monthly ÷ 7/30); this calculator uses ÷ 30 for a fixed monthly salary.
Last legal verification: August 18, 2026. Official sources: Ley Federal del Trabajo (PDF, Cámara de Diputados), DOF 27-12-2022 (vacaciones dignas) and PROFEDET.
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